Wire bed-slat fastener



(No Model.)

s. D. HOLLIS TER.

WIRE BED SLAT FASTENER- No. 325,082. Patented Aug. 25, 1885..

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llnrrnn States ATENT OFFICE.

FOLOMON DAVIS HOLLTSTER, OF CRYSTAL FALLS, MICHIGAN.

WIRE BED-SLAT FASTENER.

Fj'PECIl-ICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,082, datedAugust 25, 1885.

Application filed April 16, 1884.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

12c it known that I, SoLoMoN D. H OLLISTER, of Crystal Falls, Marquettecounty, Michigan, have invented a new and Improved \Vire Bed- SlatFastener, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved wire framefor fastening bed-slats to the side rails of the bedsteads.

The invention consists in a wire frame provided with eyes through whichscrews or other suitable fastenings can be passed to hold the frame onthe slat, the ends of the shanks of the frame being bent at right anglesand being provided at their ends with hooks for receiving studs orscrews projecting from the inner surface of the bedstead side rails.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinalsectional elevation of the bed-slat and crosssectiona-l view of the bedstead-rail provided with my improved wirebed-slat fastener. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fastener, showing itsecured to the under side of the slat; and Fig. 8 is a face view of thatend of the frame secured to the side rail, parts being broken out andothers shown in section on the line at m, Fig. 1.

A \l-shaped wire frame, A, is provided at its apex with an eye or loop,B, and with a loop, 0, in each shank about one-third of the length ofthe same from the free ends.

The ends D of the shanks are bent upward at right angles to the plane ofthe frame, and the ends of the parts D are bent over to form two hooks,E. The wire frame A is placed (No model.)

against the under side of the slat F in such a manner that the bent endsD rest against the end of the slat, and screws G or other fasteners arescrewed or driven through the eyes or loops B and 0 into the under sideof the slat.

Headed studs H or screws are secured in the side rail, J, of thebedstead in such a manner that they project from the inner surface.

The slat F is placed between the side rails,

J, and then forced down to cause the projecting ends of the studs orscrews H to pass into the loops of the hooks E, as shown in Fig. 3,whereby the slats F will be suspended from the said studs or screws. IThe slats can be secured in the bedstead very easily and rapidly orremoved from the same, and the wire frame is strong, durable, simple inconstruction, and cheap. The slats also prevent the side rails of thebedstead from spreading.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A bedslat fastener consisting of a frame providedwith eyes and having its ends bent up rectangularly, which ends areprovided with hooks, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. A bed-slat fastener consisting of a triangular frame provided with aneye at the apex and with an eye in each shank, the ends of the shanksbeing bent at right angles and provided at the ends with hooks,substantially as herein shown and described.

SOLOHOA DAVIS HOLLISTER.

\Vitnesses:

J. M. ESSINGTON,

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